b. 3 Apr 1885-d. 15 July 1944, Kingsey Falls, Quebec
Professor of Botany, U. of Montreal
Frère Marie-Victorin was the name in religion of Roman Catholic educator and botanist, Conrad Kirouac. He entered the Order of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in 1901 at age 16 and was educated at the University of Montreal. He became Professor of Botany there in 1920. He was a founder and director of the Botanical Institute (Montreal), 1922, as well as the Montreal Botanical Gardens in 1936. He was the author of voluminous writings, including his authoritative book on Quebec's botany: La Flore laurentienne - 917 pages filled with 2,800 illustrations. Honored by the Prix David, Marie-Victorin was a major political and intellectual figure in Quebec.
University of Montreal (D.Sc. 1922) Also a founder of the French Canadian Association for the Advancement of Science (ACFAS) in 1923. La Flore laurentienne, 1935, 1947. Prix David, 1923, 1931.
Sources: The Canadian Encyclopedia, ed. Hurtig, 1985; Encyclopedia Canadiana (1977); NRC Hall of Fame
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